Five seasons, one unfulfilled dream. Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes as a race winner whose brilliant performances contributed to a Constructors Championship quadruple. Yet, as he tells Tom Clarkson, he’ll look back on his years in silver and black with some dissatisfaction. How did Valtteri’s determination to prove himself, the constant uncertainty about his F1 future, and the need to support the team and his teammate Lewis Hamilton combine to make his life difficult? What would he do differently if he could go back, and why will things be different at Alfa Romeo from 2022? Plus, the Finn explains his love of coffee and cycling, and hints at an F1 grand plan which could see him in a red race suit one day…
0:00 – Valtteri’s going to lift the lid on his time at Mercedes…
4:47 – … but first, let’s talk cycling and coffee
10:10 – ‘Let Lewis by’: how Russia 2018 changed everything
18:34 – Which season was Valtteri’s ‘most complete’?
23:51 – Pride, uncertainty and ‘failure’ at Mercedes
32:34 – Valtteri’s new challenge at Alfa Romeo
38:11 – A future with Ferrari?
43:06 – BOT the Builder: Valtteri’s new house in Lapland
45:44 – Your messages on Tommy Byrne’s Beyond The Grid interview
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